Buck "special event" knifes

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AfghanWarrior

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I am thinking of getting our small office to get a long term co-worker (knife/gun nut) a Buck retirement custom knife and not a dumb plaque.

The Service Awards knife (brass Buck 119) with three lines of customized etched words.

Reference w/ pic: Page 59 in the Buck 2012 Dealer Catalog

Anyone ever order anything like these from Buck's "customize any knife" and did you like it. The customize etched is by laser or hand?
 
Bought a used Buck Bowie with wall stand from Larry Oden. Put tie tack copy of shoulder patch in the wooden handle scale. I refinished the stand. Had blade etched locally with approiate wording. They loved it. It is on man room wall at home......

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I agree a presentation Buck Knife etched grade real knife on the wall is 100x better than some wall hanging junk. I think my co-worker would really like it even if he only really collects Benchmade Knives.:thumbup:
 
I just noticed this. I'm not all that sure that Buck will do ONE knife in that way.

If they do.......I'd check with the guy and see if he has a preference about where the engraving or etching is placed.

Myself, I hate a "Billboard Blade" with a passion. A blade should be clean. If anybody gave me one I'd send it in to have the blade cleaned off.
 
BG42EDGE said:
I just noticed this. I'm not all that sure that Buck will do ONE knife in that way.

If they do.......I'd check with the guy and see if he has a preference about where the engraving or etching is placed.

Myself, I hate a "Billboard Blade" with a passion. A blade should be clean. If anybody gave me one I'd send it in to have the blade cleaned off.
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Oh come on BG......You sure like your DU billboard 112 gold etch Buck!
jb4570
 
I called Buck and for "etching" they want a minimum order of 50. They said the picture of that knife (retired person event knife) in the 2012 Buck catalog is not correct and or accurate.

They said for "engraving" maybe. Would need to call back with how much engraving and where.

I think I have another idea.
 
AfghanWarrior said:
I called Buck and for "etching" they want a minimum order of 50. They said the picture of that knife (retired person event knife) in the 2012 Buck catalog is not correct and or accurate.

They said for "engraving" maybe. Would need to call back with how much engraving and where.

I think I have another idea.
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AW,

Just about every strip mall in this country has a nick knack gift shop. Most of those shops have the equipment to do machine engraving on the nick knack stuff they sell or engrave whatever you bring in. Find the knife you want to give away and these places can fix you up and you don't have to pay shipping. That Buck catalog needs to be changed as it is misleading.
jb4570
 
jb4570 said:
AW,

Just about every strip mall in this country has a nick knack gift shop. Most of those shops have the equipment to do machine engraving on the nick knack stuff they sell or engrave whatever you bring in. Find the knife you want to give away and these places can fix you up and you don't have to pay shipping. That Buck catalog needs to be changed as it is misleading.
jb4570
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You hit it on the head. I will get the exact knife he would like that fits his retirement and just take it locally for engraving.:thumbup:
 
Option three, if knife comes in light colored handle you could get scrimshaw symbol, patch, animal etc on scale. Several people on main fourm do that but it takes lead time. Send David Martin (here on Buck forum) a personal forum message about that possibility to contact his wife who has done several scrim works for PlumberDave here on Buck forum. I believe she even memorialized his favorite dog. 300
 
300Bucks said:
Option three, if knife comes in light colored handle you could get scrimshaw symbol, patch, animal etc on scale. Several people on main fourm do that but it takes lead time. Send David Martin (here on Buck forum) a personal forum message about that possibility to contact his wife who has done several scrim works for PlumberDave here on Buck forum. I believe she even memorialized his favorite dog. 300
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Option three is a great idea, depending on your time frame. I'd suggest that the knife be a 500/112 size minimum. That gives Leesa a larger surface area to work with which gives more room for detail. Finding a suitable knife may be a challenge though. I had some rehandled strictly for that purpose. Good, clear white bone is good as is white micarta. The plaque that she did for me as a gift (Thanks again Leesa!!) of my old girl was done on micarta that David had for making scales. Smooth, black buffalo horn (like the Kalinga) also works really well.

Here's the display that I showed at Pasadena this year of Leesa's work.

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Thanks for showing those knives again, Dave. Never get tired of seeing the work that was done to them. Great Job, Leesa!!!
 
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